DISASTER: New York Knicks’ Karl Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges VANISH in Shocking Kings Loss!
The New York Knicks suffer a shocking 112-101 loss to the Sacramento Kings, marred by Jalen Brunson’s early ankle injury and lackluster performances from Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges. Can the Knicks overcome this rough patch and regain their winning form, or are deeper issues emerging within the roster?
Gavin Schall examines the Knicks’ worst shooting night of the season—just 8 for 41 from three—and questions why superior talent failed to beat a depleted Kings squad without Domantas Sabonis and Keegan Murray. Key segments spotlight Towns’ invisible second half, Bridges’ reluctance to draw contact, and how shooting variance may not guarantee future success. Plus, standout play from Precious Achiuwa, defensive breakdowns, and updates on Mitchell Robinson’s resurgence are discussed. With six losses in the last eight games, the pressure mounts ahead of a critical matchup against the Golden State Warriors. Can the Knicks turn it around?
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22 Comments
Do you think Karl-Anthony Towns will turn things around this season?
Talented individual players, no cohesion. Poor communication, no hustle, no toughness, no grit. This team is playing like a soft and non-championship team. No way they can come close to winning anything this year if they play like this.
Were certain suspects poo pooin Achiuwa a year ago? Coaching genius of the time stopped playing A for reasons unknown. I had my $$$ on SAC–their performance unsurprising–SAC coach recently has turned it around by discovery (although belatedly) that Achiuwa and Monk can play, that Westbrook is still a starter, that the center from
France is pretty good, Lavine is healthy, and DeRozan playing like allstar, even though no one in NBA admits, creating big lineup. + they hustle and play D. This was no walk in the park, and will be interesting how SAC proceeds.
Even when KAT makes a layup and falls down it is usually a quick 2 going the other way. Stay off the floor, bro.
Ngl I thought he was going to find some way to defend KAT after this game
Hold up. 2 weeks ago I believe the title of one of these shows was the Knicks just proved Kat was the key to a title.
i HATED the towns trade. It looks worse than ever.
Why the 2026 knicks are horseshit as of rn
Towns claims he doesnt know his role but doesnt even try to find it in the offense and instead runs in the paint and throw up prayers over 3 defenders and pray gets fouled
Defense is cooked
Mikal doesnt know when to be aggressive
Mcbride really cant self create unless you count contested midranges and stepback threes
Rebounding is optional
The team thinks they are “too good” to play hard
Ive tried to defend yabu but he looks like a lost cause at this point for the team
Mike Brown pulls players too quickly and tries to play everyone nomatter who could be hot out the gate (inconsistent offense since hart and mcbride have came back because alot of people showed talent), just because you have 10-12 people that COULD get good minutes in certain games doesnt mean you have to play 10-12 people every single game. That creates a minute disparity and a shot problem which allows nobody to get a consistent flow in the offense if everyone is getting subbed out every 3 minutes and there isnt enough shots for everyone all the time.
Also, a few players are just chucking up threes out and not trying to attack the rim or put any pressure on the defense
This team needs to address something because this team is looking like pure hogass right now
Curious to see how kolek and towns is gonna look if Brunson isn’t suiting up, personally I think it’s time to move on from towns he looks like he doesn’t want to be here and we’re wasting the prime of one of our best players ever in Jalen Brunson. I don’t see towns being moved but just my opinion great analysis as always.
“He doesn’t look happy to me. You can tell when a guy is thinking instead of just playing.” Paul Pierce
Pierce framed Towns as a player operating within the Knicks’ system rather than bending it. Effective, yes. Dominant, not always. “At some point,” Pierce said, “you want to feel like you can impose yourself.”
The Knicks’ offense belongs to Jalen Brunson..rightfully so!! That is not a criticism. It is a choice. Brunson controls pace, initiates action, and sets the emotional tone. Around him, everyone else adjusts.
Randle, and now Towns and Bridges are all having or had a difficult time adjusting to Brunson style of play!!
Knicks wasn’t playing well before Brunson went down. We were down by 8..
Aeverrerrrrydae😂
This guy is a nut
All you could talk about in previous pods is how KAT was going to win us the chip smh your takes made me Unsubscribe
We were told Yabusele was a massive upgrade over Precious Achiuwa, and that Precious was a lousy bum! "We need Yabusele because he can space the floor, and Precious Achiuwa can't shoot!"
Yabusele from 3 last night: 0-4
Precious Achiuwa from 3 last night: 2-4
The Knicks were too quick to trade away one of their own that ALWAYS played with HEART, HUSTLE, GRIT, AND EFFORT! He was a dog who truly believed and cared about playing here, and he THRIVED on doing the DIRTY WORK and little things, the UNGLAMOROUS plays that make basketball teams function at the highest levels. For Knicks fans, the grass is always greener on the other side, and a shiny new toy in some veteran trade target is always around the corner, a quick-fix or get rich quick scheme that rarely if ever works out!
This game was the Knicks being served their just desserts and being forced to eat crow for giving up on one of their own far too easily, and now we are stuck with Yabusele and his toxic player option, while being unplayable.
The whole team absolutely sucked.
We not gonna hold OG accountable as well? Keep the same energy for everyone…
Thank you for addressing Kat, finishing off two. Everyone sold last night besides Mitchell. If the goal is to win the championship, the mentality and personnel will need to change.
Have to put the same onus on the coach. How do you have this many games with KAT not performing up to his all star and all nba self? It is up to the coach to make sure he gets the most out of his players.
Josh Hart doesn’t contribute. He only passes the ball. Maybe he can make a lay-up
Can you believe at 1 point they were comparing kat w jokic, like really? Forget offense, jokic is like a all nba defender compared to kat, we r cooked
Haha,
*The Knicks' Sports Media & Fans expectations were & is Over-the-Top!
*Championship…?
*The Eastern Conference finals are not a given for TeamKnicks- huh…?
#Looking-Unrealistic?
#The-BALL-doesn't-LIE!
🏀💥💯
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